Oiler: LA’s Greatest Bomber, Los Angeles Graffiti | Classic Burners S1 E10

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[@izzyrocks8388]

What’s crazy to all of you California cats, is that this dude was so famous that all the way in the Midwest, me from Milwaukee, Wisconsin we had heard of him without no internet, no social media! It was because of graff mags that were sold in graff shops and we’d see OILER up in his city and all up in the mags. What a legend all the way from Milwaukee 👑👑👑🏆🏆🏆

[@robserrano8971]

I traveled across America from 2000-2004. I caught spots all over from Boyle Heights to Novato and Chico in Nor Cal. Bend to Beaverton Oregon. Tacoma, Seattle, Wenatchee to Yakima Washington. Missoula, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Fargo, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Brookfield, Joliet, Cincinnati, Dayton, Erie, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading, Allentown, Newburgh, Rochester, Manchester, Bangor, Salem, Massachusetts. Norwich, Hoboken, Owings Mills, Towson, Church Falls, Fairfax, Blacksburg, Fayetteville, Orangeburg, Charleston, Columbia, Savanah, Rome, Columbus, Georgia. Jacksonville, Ft. Myers, St. Petersburg, Florida. Auburn, Birmingham, Clarksville, Memphis, Omaha, St. Louis, Tulsa, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Texarkana, Grand Pierre, San Antonio, Austin, Galveston, Waco, Brownsville, Donna, Odessa, El Paso, Texas. Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Flagstaff, Mesa, Buckeye, Yuma, Las Vegas, San Diego and baq 2 Boyle Heights.

[@eddiebriones5596]

Doope

[@sunoclockoneday2576]

Can Control was the 💣 ...he was famous in the east too

[@gnericnuser]

Big Time , LSD life sux die (one of my faves) still got one somewhere

[@CimoneCabron-ht9yo]

As a kid i remember when we would go from L A to Valley to visit family. I was always excited to see the graffitti on the fwy Oiler was up everywhere...That was my dream instead of wanting to be a doctor or lawyer I wanted to be up like Oiler..😂 ...Never made it even close that guy is a Legend ...Nothing But Respect...

[@LXRD-SUPREME-]

Absolutely

[@kaseone6896]

Same here, started tagging myself and now struggling as an adult. Graffiti messed my life up

[@LXRD-SUPREME-]

@@kaseone6896 Do you mind explaining how it messed you're life up ?

[@Asian_Kid]

​@kaseone6896 You got caught?

[@burt680]

I hope long after we're all dead someone can appreciate this. Los Angeles history...❤️

[@vincecarter7625]

Oiler a L.A. legend I still see him getting up on Marengo and Ceasar Chavez and the 101 fwy mad respect!

[@marvinduran2953]

I seen a gang of oiler tags inside the LA Sherrif buses, at LA county jail, 97, 98, 99....

[@OVERSEEROFRAP]

I'm 48 and dude been around since I was a teen we probably the same age lol a true LA legend WISK CHAKA & OILER

[@TheTeacherUSC]

CAB as well

[@pablitotorrito9618]

One of the most prolific writers ,Respect

[@josepina1340]

OILER was everywhere!! Nice to see a face behind the name

[@DrugsAndStuff]

I just got chills, man 80s baby 90s kids were the best times traveling with familia from Lynwood to East Los all the tags and bombs and pieces you caught was wonderful times

[@LXRD-SUPREME-]

Awesome

[@artmont9043]

never knew oiler was from SGV, I thought he was from DTLA. definitely a bombing legend.

[@robserrano8971]

Alhambra iz right on da edge of the 626.

[@wolfpack8275]

He said Alhambra lol she is right over it’s the gateway to age but not sgv part of Route 66

[@Wrath6909]

I’ve seen some young kid like 18 or so writing Oiler in DTLA back in January

[@southbound605rider]

I thought he was from Montebello

[@AnatoleLuthi-ev9gl]

Oiler was everywhere when I was a teenager

[@Zappa-F.]

That 710 back billboard spot is legendary 😂 Atlantic exit?? Long gone now but was there forever

[@SoCal90sKid]

Oil Definitely one of my biggest influences. Oil, Gin, Duce are a few of many who made me appreciate the love for freeway graff scene. Mad respects to the og’s.

[@Nothing51337]

I saw gin once on the venice line 33 he caught a scribe and I did also and he just gave a look and saw his tag and knew I was amongst one of the greats......I'm SHITONEL.A

[@JinRock10]

Gin!

[@memyself7995]

I remember Oiler, Sonic and 125er getting up everywhere.

[@robserrano8971]

SONIC WUZ ALWAYZ CHILL.

[@kaseone6896]

Yes 125er!!

[@ChowOne1]

125er. That was chrome no?​@@kaseone6896

[@joshuanickle4031]

I just saw his name still up on the 210 freeway

[@jasonelliot7039]

Thank you OiL for being so Real about your self and Tagging culture!!!

[@digitalcomplexity]

Blast from the Past SGV 💪 💯 LA HISTORY from CHAKA to OIL and everyone before, in between and after. Nostalgia!

[@Cognitive__Dissonance]

I remember running into Oiler and Spun on the 2 on Sunset by the In N Out! Super cool dudes!! Oiler has county on lock with scribes lol. Much love and respect from El Monte!! SGV

[@LuckyCoast]

I remember seeing him on FOX undercover when I was a kid. I got to meet him many years later at a party and he was a very chill guy 🤙

[@Lowridersdoggs]

Met him a few times at thisers house. Humble dude 🙏🏼

[@brandonbuck3442]

Skill is like the wise village elder, when he talks I listen.

[@jdm894g]

Mr. UTI

[@DaveVargas90012]

Thnx for the SORCERY shout out I didn't catch it the first time around. This interview is straight golden.

[@williammendz4444]

Badazz…. Living Legend oiler ….spoted your throw ups

[@TRAYBALLUNO]

Dude I saw your tag in RedondoBeach and Hermosa Beach in the 90’s amazing !

[@jdm894g]

SORCE was notorious for the fiberglass scribes. That's my dude. Him and SCENE UTI. Good time writing back in the mid 80s and early 90s.

[@Nothing51337]

Oil has a scribe inside the Cecil hotel elevator iykyk

[@sachombre]

When he does the scribing noise lmao””cwaaaaaa cwwaaa” hilarious thats wassup

[@Balonishell]

We were always pumped as kids to see when IFK destroyed the 10 freeway.

[@fredrickmeyers8076]

Who remembers seeing oiler up on ever curb

[@blacksheep_e0]

I wish this interview was longer.

[@TheBlackCrayon77]

I grew up in Santa Monica, Venice area. I started writing as a teen. I wrote CLASH One...the homie Pete passed the name down. I was off to the races with it. I always saw Oiler tags and bombs...he had landmark tags everywhere. The bus scene was great, it chauffeured our tags from the Westside, to the valley, Eastside, LAX area... I spent lots of time at the Motor Yard. Cool to see a channel about graffiti

[@speculator3gthe238]

This interview is LOOOOONG overdue!! Thank you to everyone that made it happen. 🙏🏽

[@ThirstyKnife]

Absolute legend. I loved seeing his new graff on the freeways as a kid and being like “that’s my hero!” 😂🎉😊

[@ulises6595]

Thank you for this one skil I grew up watching oiler LA legend right here 🫡😎

[@youski9379]

Big Oil asking Skill questions too! 🙌🏼💣 Dope interaction! 🔥

[@gnericnuser]

He inspired a lot of writers and made his mark on LA graff history. A true OG . Been seeing City CDP and Oiler up in SGV lately hood to see they still at it

[@friscostreetstories5403]

Awesome story. Looking back, its the writers that were killed or died young that I will always remember, and the older we get the list g3ts longer...One had to hit busses and the bus yards in SF in the early days or nothing at all, they were everything. Scribes were an LA phenomenon and noone was scribing in SF until the mid 90s. Oakland cats were already scribing their transit. OILER's explanation of "Repping your name" by being a decent person is spot on. With so many older heads around still painting I would say to all the youngsters start asking them the questions you have now, learn from them now cause we/they ain't gonna live forever. "The GAME" really got going when MsK moved to SF...and I'll always have respect for them for how they moved back then.

[@gabescustoms818]

Dudes a legend seen him up in mad high spots even in the valley

[@imnotdone3813]

... over the old Dennys cross from Bargain Foods.

[@dannydee9919]

This dude is a legend. There is a hit up on the back of a bill board that is still there to this date and has been there since at least 1997.

[@TheTeacherUSC]

I've seen a few. Where at?

[@rudedog1500]

Oil still hitting Azusa last month salute. #goat TCD DKS

[@petervarady9156]

OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL 🫡 LETS GO !

[@OH.A.M.]

The pictures shed light of the past of whom we remember and talks about what it was like to be the one who is present. Respect!

[@Thump3zee]

This dude was everywhere even the party line lolz 😂 but really never seen anyone up as much as this dude back in the day!!! Legend writer!!!!! If there was an Olympus for writing certainly take the gold!!!!!

[@mr.screwloose1217]

That’s absolutely OG Oiler cool af definitely an LA OG he spoke truth bout starting out with different names didn’t we all start like that nobody admits it honestly like he did here!????

[@lewdabutcha1082]

I remember being at Wayside medium south and seeing a fresh Oiler tag hit up in the wet dirt on the yard. It had just rained and the tag was brand new. I was like where is this guy. Never got to meet him but was so close. LOL … Probably a couple dorms down from mine. Dope interview.

[@truth4grace580]

Always driving into LA on the 101 frywy always remember Chaka on thre bridges and over pases in the 80s. Good times in LA. KDAY, and Lakers were on best of LA

[@teamogxla4727]

Oiler was the uppest in my days, always thought I would run into him on the RTD. We all aspired to be up like Oil.

[@andrewhernandez1448]

Amazing Interview. Skill did an amazing job conducting this interview. Congrats to the entire team at Classic Burners.

[@JoseContreras-mv5yz]

I remember one distinct landmark he had was on Soto across the street from sears. I think it was an '89 or '92 landmark.

[@officialriskone9291]

Not from LA but not too far away and i used to see this guys name up whenevr i did go down south, back in the early 90s, i was already writing too so i payed attention closely whether it was to bite styles or take pics back to my city an show people what you guys were doing. He heavily influenced my city an generation of writers an artists. Him a Chaka were legends to us.

[@jahbrony3650]

i still see Chaka tags in downtown LA, dude dont stop

[@650AFTERHOURSOC]

Yep I'm from the Bay area so I'm not used to LA.. I'm from San Francisco area this is by far the best graff talk I've seen...🤘🔪

[@MrNewtowner13]

I remember this name in the early 90’s particularly 92-95. He got up in my hood VNE off of w.Blvd by commerce center. As far as tagging crews there was a lot of them Had a lot of homies from FBI.

[@chrisswift9197]

I saw u up on the county bus and was stoked to see your work. My graff time got cut short bcuz of prison, but I wrote poize bsk and was had mad respects to all true graff heads

[@agonzalez1782]

NELA legend

[@ChowOne1]

BSK? Back Street Kids?

[@EMONEE18]

Definitely one of the writers I looked up to back in those days. Still remember seeing him catch a scribe on a video game screen at Disneyland around '93...

[@650AFTERHOURSOC]

Really that's awesome. Definitely all-around great writer .. I'm from the West Coast so some of this is new to me

[@erv_fedora]

Oil and sleeze battle is unmatched.

[@omrod2010]

I met him at El Monte bus station with Phib, Gimek, Teker SKAMob! He still wrote FleesOne…

[@larcee6875]

Great interview SkiLL glad he mentioned the SGV crews 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@caseykollstedt]

Props to SNAP UTI!!! STILL HITTING UP!!! I SEE YOU BRO!!! SFV

[@danielk9409]

Dammmm great interview, Dude is a legend & was that one threw the 90’s as I came up, I unfortunately took more of the tag banger road & because of that me & mines became apart of the system & were forced 2 make some tough decisions, I still love the art, That particular error in LA county was like nothing else NSANE ONE GBKLAN

[@JayTee_213]

Salutes to OILER! Been waiting on this long overdue interview. #Bringthe90sback

[@imnotdone3813]

Great interview, Skill. Thanks, Oil. Mad respect 🙏.

[@theonecalledchan7103]

I remember the biggest disappointment was watching all my good friends make that hood decision over bombing. I remember going to that specific meeting at the park when we split up! Crazy thinking back and reflecting on that day not knowing that stepping to the left was the best decision...

[@alexshar-pei8375]

Rest In Peace Tolse STP.

[@tecatoborracho8716]

🙏🏻👍🏻

[@bryanmendez7411]

Damn I use to see him up my respects to stp they still get up!!! Chota one!

[@GMCD213]

King of LA no doubt.

[@josrobcenbla]

I remember that oiler tag right off the Atlantic exit sign of the 710.

[@95bhsg]

Straight up. The little shed at the bottom too.

[@MrDBcooper77]

🍿👽…Remember watching the video where he was throwing up oiloiloiloiloiloiloil in the 90s….Much respect brother

[@dustingobble2124]

These interviews are A+++ .. amazing stuff

[@650AFTERHOURSOC]

By far the best graff interview I've seen in a long time.. I grew up in the Bay area so I'm not as familiar with that scene so this was tight! I grew up going to SF hitting the 101/caltrans all that.. peace and thank you 🤘☕🔪

[@excon7575]

i remember playing street fighter 2 against this fu at a donut shop on Las Palmas in Hollywood back in '93 😂 that girl tribe and some other fu from OTR were there too. dropped a mean streak on their way out

[@andrewvazquez4683]

DJ Lady Tribe and her fake b👀b$

[@eddiebriones5596]

I remember seen him up my junior high school like i just missed'm. And that one spot on Atlantic and whittier under the billboard. Its still there

[@TRAYBALLUNO]

Them Oil caterpillar throwies were sick as fuck

[@slanguage1]

Orrra, I remember partying with Big OIL back in 92' at a dr.Martin after hours in dtla. We passed him some cranka to get the 3am party started. Those were the daze.

[@Dats_dope]

What’s cranka

[@ceebreeeze]

This interview was dope af. Salute to Oiler and Classic Burners. 💯

[@stevenotero2627]

This man is a legend in the L.A. area. He killed the city. After Chaka then came Oil. Respect. 😎🎭✌️

[@itneverrainsfunk4808]

Man been waiting for this....he took the game to new heights... literally!! We use to take trips to l.a from Riverside just to see whats up on the frwys back in early to mid 90s.

[@ruthless12street]

Freeways were my playground RTS-

[@itneverrainsfunk4808]

Yes sir... nothing can match that feeling..

[@SoCal90sKid]

Freeways are forever my playground. From the IE, to Vegas back to LA

[@johncarle7807]

Props. With all the respect possible. That’s all that needs to be said. Legend

[@caseykollstedt]

What up SKILL. My PIECEBOOK got hit ups by Dash 2000 UTI before he passed. THX FOR THE GREAT CONTENT BROTHER!!!

[@DaveVargas90012]

Awesome much love Mikey! Stay Good bro! ☝🏽💜🏁

[@princequestly2218]

Awesome interview thanks

[@caseykollstedt]

Thank u for this channel!

[@rustyoleum486]

Awesome Documentation of Los Angeles Graffiti History

[@mwellmwell]

I’m already ready for a part 2!

[@gambogillie108]

Man I remember driving down the 110 freeway seeing oiler. Always wondered who he was. Sick interview

[@andyc9997]

My friends think I'm crazy, I swear in like 05 or 06 I saw that oil throw up here in Fresno. Didnt know who oiler was then but I definitely do now.

[@wyz_corleone]

Such a great interview.

[@RewskOnTV]

Interesting, never knew Oil was just a town over from me, I ran with ATL KRH TAC and landed in SKA 1985-2024

[@pcboy626]

TAG ALL CITY KINGS!!

[@jasonredondo3098]

@@pcboy626 @rewskonTV - just out of curiosity, how did you connect with TAC?

[@jdm894g]

What you write? I'm RAZEONE TAC FLY RARE(RIP) ROM REGAL LASER SAX TNT KEW I'm still holding down the crew since 87

[@pcboy626]

@@jdm894g BINE TAC KING 🤴

[@pcboy626]

@@jdm894g BINE TAC

[@bigrayink2155]

Another banger SKILLER 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@MichelBakhos]

Looking forward to watching this !! 🎩

[@serchizm]

On the 101 freeway heading north into downtown after you pass the 6th street bridge, on the left, there was this building with a brick facade and a staircase. Well at an angle following the stairs upwards were two SACRED OILER throwies and these throwies remained there FOREVER. I remember seeing them as a kid on the freeway damn up until the mid 2000s when I was older driving the freeways my damn self. OG landmarks. Then, one day, don’t remember when: poof they were gone! I remember being heartbroken lol. Those throwies ran for probably 15-20 years. Wish I could find a flick.

[@gnericnuser]

Those ran forever and USE and OZiE also caught a spot next to them it was on the fire escape

[@serchizm]

@@gnericnuser yup I always remember as a kid thinking “Sacred” had a double meaning as in his tag, and the throw was sacred never buffed lol

[@cityfunk8244]

Another great episode🔥

[@jumbajambaddada191]

Respect to this dude. And massive respect to Crude OIL - WH - COD - WGE - DTT. RIP.

[@godskingdom1162]

Dope interview 👊

[@jerrymora4104]

DOPE INTERVIEW! DOPE INFO!! OILER AND DCLINE!! MUCH RESPECT SIRS!

[@GBCJ_LosAngeles]

Great Interview!

[@luckap79]

Straight LOS Angeles Legend

[@michaelvillegas6943]

I just saw new tags on the 605/10. Fwy junction of oiler. 👌🏼

[@gnericnuser]

Yeah it was City CDP and Oiler. Ran in to CDP’s at a few spots way back, they were very active. Most noteably painting on the 605 bridge between Beverly and Whittier blvd in Jimtown like 2 am. After everyone was done it was like almost 4 am and they were still gonna go hit another spot. Dedicated

[@monkeywrenchdesignshop7856]

Good interview!

[@isaacvasquez5414]

Him Mosco and Chaka were the ones I remember most from the late 80's early 90's

[@TheFourNineThree]

Tolse, Bruno , and Snap were just as fukkin Notorious in the 80's and 90's

[@emiliano4091]

That’s because Chaka oil Mosco had perfect print that you could see a mile away. Loved them tags

[@mike52296]

Is Mosco still busted?

[@Dats_dope]

@@mike52296since when

[@emiliano4091]

@@mike52296 yeah he got life. He ain’t never getting out. I heard he’s a camarada ,,

[@ernieolivo53]

Damn I just turned 40 I remember oiler mobbing everywhere in LA

[@GHETTOSOUNDKREWVINYLSLKTRS]

Big legend and inspiration!!!

[@odeed]

Great interview.

[@ajSvenegas]

Saludos 2 🛢 Oiler! Legend right there ✊🏼😉

[@SLBULLIES]

Dope interview

[@andrewNTS1973]

Good interview 👍, I remember being there when COI was created I was with Seance and sacred in South gate I did a piece that said INFAMOUS and seance put me in I feel like an OG later they picked up flask , manone ,oiler but by then regular life was on me peace ✌️ from AERES ONE , COI , NTS , SYA